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ONE PLANET NETWORK FORUM

For A Sustainable Planet
and a just world

12-13 SEPT 2024


MUSEU DO AMANHÃ / ‘MUSEUM OF TOMORROW’,
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

REDUCING INEQUALITIES AND ACHIEVING JUST TRANSITIONS FOR ALL THROUGH SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION INCLUDING THROUGH CIRCULAR ECONOMY.

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The One Planet Network Forum is a platform for cooperation and thought leadership - convened this year with the Government of Brazil during the G20 - to accelerate the implementation of the Global Strategy on Sustainable Consumption and Production and SDG12.

Outcome Documents

Outcome Document

The document outlines key action areas, taking into account national circumstances, needs and priorities of each country, from the 2024 One Planet Network Forum and recognizes the importance of interventions implemented through the 10YFP as catalytic to accelerate social inclusion, sustainability and circularity, in high impact sectors.

GIB Annex 1 Leaders Declaration

The main outcome of the GIB is a set of agreed High-Level Principles on Bioeconomy, which is an integral part of the Rio Declaration adopted by G20 leaders at the end of the Brazilian Presidency.

Forum Venue and Theme

This year’s iconic venue in Rio de Janeiro at the heart of the G-20

The ‘Museu do Amanhã’ (Museum of Tomorrow) is an innovative science museum designed by neo-futuristic architect Santiago Calatrava and is focused on solutions for challenges and opportunities facing humanity. This solutions-oriented venue, with its open environment, invites collaboration and represents the spirit of the One Planet Network

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partners

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This year’s theme focuses on 
Solutions for a more equitable and sustainable society

The OPN Forum will be held under the overarching theme of ‘Reducing inequalities and achieving just transitions for all through sustainable consumption and production, including circular economy’.

This two-day event promises to be an immersive experience on concrete solutions for reducing inequalities and fostering just transitions for all through sustainable consumption and production, with a spotlight on the transformative power of the circular economy.

Regional Consultation on the Global Circularity Protocol for Business

11 September 2024, Eletrobras Premises Quitanda Street, 196, 2nd floor, Rio de Janeiro, 1400-1710hrs

 

The Global Circularity Protocol for Business (GCP) is a business-led initiative spearheaded by the WBCSD in collaboration with the One Planet Network Secretariat (OPN) which presents a comprehensive framework to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy. It is a voluntary framework that aims to address key accountability and policy gaps currently impeding the scaling of circularity globally.

Intentionally Designing Sustainable Consumption and Production Policies and Practices to Reduce Inequalities

Presented to the One Planet Forum 2024 and developed the by the International Resource Panel at the request of the 10YFP Secretariat, this paper advocates for sustainable consumption and production systems to be intentionally designed to reduce inequalities and promote equitable, just outcomes. It urges the One Planet Network and its partners to integrate equality, equity, and justice into global, national, and local SCP initiatives and policies.

Agenda

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Participant’s Guide

 

Find out more about getting to Rio and attending the One Planet Network Forum with our Participant’s Guide which outlines helpful advice on travel, accommodation, logistics for the event, processes for visas, and more.

The Forum is structured as a platform for cooperation and thought leadership

 

Thematic sessions

 

The Forum will feature nine thematic sessions created by strategic partners of the One Planet Network. These sessions will showcase solutions on:

 

public finance

Public and private finance for socially effective investments

Opportunities

Creating opportunities for all through green skills and decent jobs

informal sector

Empowering the informal sector and enhancing social protection through circular economy

human health

Securing environmental and human health and addressing obstacles to development through circular and fair value chains

built environment

Advancing a sustainable built environment that reduces vulnerabilities through inclusive approaches

cities

The role of cities and local governments in promoting well-being, sustainable consumption, and lifestyles.

product sustainability

Solutions for effective product sustainability information to consumers

food systems

Unlocking the barriers to sustainable food systems transformation

 

Agora Exhibition Space

 

This newly design space aims to be a dynamic platform for businesses from the One Planet Network and beyond, from Brazil and abroad, to showcase their solutions, best practices and case studies in line with the Forum’s theme. It comprises :

  • An Exhibition Space, showcasing 15 organisations’ work, including innovative Brazilian partners, through informative booth displays,
  • Stage Corner, enabling interactive presentations and discussions with the Forum’s audience.

 

 

 

High-level

 

 

High-level

 

High-level segment

 

Featuring dialogues amongst ministers, senior policymakers, global business leaders and prominent representatives from major organizations, the high-level segment will focus on key solutions to reduce inequalities though sustainable consumption and production, including though implementing circular economy approaches.

The outcome of the OPN Forum will be a document of key messages that will be presented to the G-20 process, the Summit of the Future, and the 7th Session of the UN Environment Assembly.

 

Plenary discussions

 

The Forum will comprise three plenary sessions which will provide an opportunity to explore pressing themes related to the Sustainable Consumption and Production agenda, including:

  • Towards a global circularity protocol for businesses: Mobilizing commitment to implement and measure circular economy approaches
  • Achieving Well-Being, Reducing Inequalities and Transforming Consumption through Circular Policies and Solutions
  • Advancing Bioeconomy as an Enabler for Sustainable Consumption and Production

Planned plenary sessions will discuss ‘reducing inequalities and achieving just transitions for all through circular economy’, steps ‘towards a global circularity protocol for business’, and more as we discuss the way forward to addressing challenge with opportunities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Select networking opportunities

 

During the Forum there will be a number of networking opportunities such as high-level dinners and receptions, report launches, and engaging social activity which allows participants to build connections and draw from diverse sectoral and geographical expertise

Forum Attendees

Participation in the Forum will be comprised of both invited guests and those selected by application, and will come from a diverse range of geographies, sectors, and focuses, including:

Speakers

Elizabeth

Ms. Elizabeth Mrema 

Deputy Executive Director

UN Environment Programme

Forde

H.E. Adrian Forde  

Minister of Environment and National Beautification 

Barbados

Izabella

Izabella Teixeira

Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel and former Minister for Environment of Brazil (2010-16)

H.E. Max Andonirina

H.E. Max Andonirina FONTAINE

Minster of Environment & Development of Madagascar

H. E. Saber Hossain

H.E. Saber Hossain Chowdhury

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

H.E. Viriato Luís Soares

H.E. Viriato Luís Soares Cassamá

Minister of Environment, Biodiversity and Climate Action of Guinea-Bissau

Agora Speakers

una-russia

Aleksei Borisov

Secretary General

United Nations Associations of Russia

sonia

Sonia Karin Chapman

Executive Secretary

Rede ACV

thiago

Thiago O. Rodrigues

Lead researcher at the Laboratory of Information for Sustainability - LIS

Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia 

tulsi

Tulsi Giri

Co-creator and entrepreneur

Food Networks

lucio

Lucio Vicente

Executive Director

Akatu Institute

cedric

Cedric Fouilland

Executive Secretary

Circe.Med

Participating Agora Organizations

Africa

Africa Nature's Organic Food

 

Akatu

 

Akatu Institute

anavil

 

Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge

Food Networks

Food Networks

ocean eyes

Ocean Eyes Production

rede

Rede ACV

turismo

Turismo 360

una-russia

 

UNA-Russia

youth

Youth4Climate

eco

ECOE

 

 

recoded

 

 

Recoded by Aalto

natrue

NATRUE

katalisar

Katalisar

 

bvrio

 

Bvrio

canada

Canada Heritage Action Foundation

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